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. >> pushing ahead after the tragic helicopter crash in afghanistan, the united states will continue its efforts and will succeed in that country. we are joined with the latest on one local would oppose a loss. >> families are trying to come to terms with the fact that their loved ones will not be coming home and live. when fairfax native said it was the knock on the door she had always been dreading. the moment she realized her husband, aaron vaughn was one of the 30 troops killed when the helicopter was gunned down in afghanistan. >> there is no preparing for it. it is something you see in the movies not something you are supposed to live that through. >> kimberly and aaron mena and mama when she was on a uso tour. they have two children. >> although i only got to be around him a few weeks, the love he had for her is amazing. it will fill our lives and allow us to move forward. >> looking forward the fairfax native says she will make sure her children always know her father paid the ultimate price. >> they are amazing children to be. i am just going to celebrate his life and share
. >> pushing ahead after the tragic helicopter crash in afghanistan, the united states will continue its efforts and will succeed in that country. we are joined with the latest on one local would oppose a loss. >> families are trying to come to terms with the fact that their loved ones will not be coming home and live. when fairfax native said it was the knock on the door she had always been dreading. the moment she realized her husband, aaron vaughn was one of the 30 troops killed...
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you have been to afghanistan. this was your sixth tour. and you had two tours in iraq. >> actually, it was my fifth tour. i've been back since. >> jon: you've been back to afghanistan for another tour since you were wounded? >> yes. >> jon: you're luke skywalker. that's who you are. that's what this is. [cheering and applause] that's who you are. that's unbelievable. all right. so now you have been wounded in both legs. you've got... these are younger fellas. they're looking to you for leadership. are you still functioning in a capacity in that moment? >> yes. >> jon: how is that possible? is it training? is it just there's a certain something in you that wouldn't give up? >> it's training and it's the fact that we're all brothers out there, and you wouldn't... just like i wouldn't give up on one of my children, i wouldn't give up on my brothers. and that's this way i looked at it out there. and the way a bird takes care of it young one, feeds them until they can grow and hopes that they become good leaders. >> jon: right. >> it's just men
you have been to afghanistan. this was your sixth tour. and you had two tours in iraq. >> actually, it was my fifth tour. i've been back since. >> jon: you've been back to afghanistan for another tour since you were wounded? >> yes. >> jon: you're luke skywalker. that's who you are. that's what this is. [cheering and applause] that's who you are. that's unbelievable. all right. so now you have been wounded in both legs. you've got... these are younger fellas. they're...
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coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001, under cover of darkness, u.s. army rangers parachute to secure an airfield for operation enduring freedom. u.s. and british bombs and missiles had already begun to soften up enemy targets. it was brutal under the law that the taliban instituted in a way that can only be described as medieval. >> steven tanner is author of the back afghanistan a military history fromma alexander the great to the fall of the taliban. >> chopping off hands and execution. women aren't allowed to be outside unless accompanied by a man. >> oliver:
coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001,...
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a plan on going to war with iraq just two weeks after the 9/11 attacks, even before the invasion of afghanistan, which is where was, been laid in was. >> of course you would. two weeks after 9/11, he would want a plan for all our enemies in case of contingencies. there was not an alliance between al qaeda and iraq, but you did not know that at the beginning and you would want a contingency if there were. you do not attack and administration for having a contingency plans keybridg -- for having a contingency plan. there was a wide consensus in favor -- it was not one man who took america to war -- >> ooh -- >> it passed the congress. >> every presidential candidate except barack obama among the democrats had supported the resolution -- >> barack obama was the nominee of the democratic party largely on the strength of having opposed -- >> three years later, three years later -- >> a plurality of the democratic senators in the united states senate opposed going to war with iraq -- >> led by ted kennedy. >> and a bunch of others. charles is right about the president of candidates. -- presidential c
a plan on going to war with iraq just two weeks after the 9/11 attacks, even before the invasion of afghanistan, which is where was, been laid in was. >> of course you would. two weeks after 9/11, he would want a plan for all our enemies in case of contingencies. there was not an alliance between al qaeda and iraq, but you did not know that at the beginning and you would want a contingency if there were. you do not attack and administration for having a contingency plans keybridg -- for...
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coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001, under cover of darkness, u.s. army rangers parachute to secure an airfield for operation enduring freedom. u.s. and british bombs and missiles had already begun to soften up enemy targets. it was brutal under the law that the taliban instituted in a way that can only be described as medieval. >> steven tanner is author of the back afghanistan a military history fromma alexander the great to the fall of the taliban. >> chopping off hands and execution. women aren't allowed to be outside unless accompanied by a man. >> oliver:
coming to you from afghanistan. for over 2,000 years, this rugged country has been the crossroads of empires and civilizations from alexander the great to the imperial expansion of old europe to the soviet invasion of 1979, foreign armies have marched across this forbidding and unforgiving land. by 9/11/01 afghanistan was ruled by islamic jihaddists. this was haven from which al-qaeda strucking america. join us for this special look into the heroic battle for a new afghanistan. 19 october 2001,...
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we can no longer afford to rebuild afghanistan and america. we must choose and i choose america. >> in case the senator from west virginia forgot it or never knew it, we withdrew from afghanistan one time, we withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban came eventual followed by al qaeda and followed by the united states of america. >> i'm joined by former defense secretary william cohen, good to see you. that exchange between senators mccain and manchin does show the pressure being placed on the president. and both british and american military commanders have expressed concern that the decision is being made for political rather than military procedures. >> you have to remember that the president is caught between this, what i call the cross draft between moving too many troops out too quickly, that may start a rush to the exit by the allies who are there. so he has to be careful on that side. if he has too few, then he's going to be under constant criticism from the right and the left. so he will try to strike a go goldie locgol goldie loc ks
we can no longer afford to rebuild afghanistan and america. we must choose and i choose america. >> in case the senator from west virginia forgot it or never knew it, we withdrew from afghanistan one time, we withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban came eventual followed by al qaeda and followed by the united states of america. >> i'm joined by former defense secretary william cohen, good to see you. that exchange between senators mccain and manchin does show the pressure being...
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her husband is currently serving in the army in afghanistan. meanwhile, the man who police say is the east coast rapist will make his first court appearance yesterday. aaron thomas is scheduled to face the judge tomorrow even though police say he tried to hang himself in a jail cell. he was taken to hospital last night but was returned to jail earlier today. right now he remained on suicide watch. police said dna evidence links him to 17 attacks. we have exclusive reaction to a disturbing case, a number of volunteer firefighters are accused of taking of fire trucks on a drunk and joy ride. >> these firefighters are in some hot water tonight. five volunteers, one miner, at least two supervisors and a leesburg cop. police said it would drinking around 2:00 a.m. yesterday and then took a pumper truck for a -- for a spin. the driver has been charged with the dui and unauthorized use of a vehicle. a patrol officer had to be a rock into a ditch to avoid hitting a speeding truck head on. the department describes it as an embarrassing day for all. >> w
her husband is currently serving in the army in afghanistan. meanwhile, the man who police say is the east coast rapist will make his first court appearance yesterday. aaron thomas is scheduled to face the judge tomorrow even though police say he tried to hang himself in a jail cell. he was taken to hospital last night but was returned to jail earlier today. right now he remained on suicide watch. police said dna evidence links him to 17 attacks. we have exclusive reaction to a disturbing case,...
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barun rai was killed wednesday in afghanistan. the pentagon said he died from injuries suffered in a vehicle rollover. >>> police are searching for a man who grabs able men early this morning and read her. she was getting out of for cart around 1:00 this morning. a man attacked her. we are live tonight with the story. >> this attack happened steps away from where this woman lived. there is a distinct possibility that this man may have been watching and waiting for her. the woman was getting out of her car. just getting home around 1:00. a man surprised her. >> for that to happen, it is really scary. >> the man grabbed her arm around her neck and dragged her to a park. he forced himself on her and raped her. >> i used to play at that park when i was smaller. >> the man -- i do not even know what to say. i have lived here all my life. my family lives here. nothing like that has ever happened. >> she is right. even police say this kind of crime does not usually happen in this area of montgomery county. >> it is really scary. i take c
barun rai was killed wednesday in afghanistan. the pentagon said he died from injuries suffered in a vehicle rollover. >>> police are searching for a man who grabs able men early this morning and read her. she was getting out of for cart around 1:00 this morning. a man attacked her. we are live tonight with the story. >> this attack happened steps away from where this woman lived. there is a distinct possibility that this man may have been watching and waiting for her. the woman...
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he didn't want to exacerbate the situation in afghanistan and iraq. as you know iran if they felt that the united states is trying to undermine actively undermine them could cause a lot of trouble in two theaters of war. the president didn't want that. i did wanted to throw that in there is a reason he did what he did. let's go to you, general eaton. the world is getting mixed messages and so is the united states of america. is this guy up to the job. he clearly doesn't like the military action. he clearly doesn't want to get involved around the world. i think that is obvious. what say you? >> first, thank for having me on and it's great to be with general keaton who is certainly a very decisive leader. military leadership has never been a popularity contest. the other part of that survey says he was cautious and deliberate. we expect the president to be very decisive when a vital national interest is at stake, when the country is at great risk in a vital national interest stake. we haven't seen much of that in the last couple of years. what we've see
he didn't want to exacerbate the situation in afghanistan and iraq. as you know iran if they felt that the united states is trying to undermine actively undermine them could cause a lot of trouble in two theaters of war. the president didn't want that. i did wanted to throw that in there is a reason he did what he did. let's go to you, general eaton. the world is getting mixed messages and so is the united states of america. is this guy up to the job. he clearly doesn't like the military...
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service members in afghanistan. with us, "hardball's" chris matthews, cnbc's ron insana and william co-when. plus congressional black caucus chairman and his group's plan to get african-americans back to work. we'll see you in 15 minutes right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> for texas govern rick perry the road to the republican nomination could be paved with prayer. >> you call us to repent lord and this day is our response. for thien is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. amen. >> this weekend perry hosted 30,000 of his closest church friends. they got together for the response, a revival type prayer meeting many the heart of texas. "the washington post" reports perry could just be days away from announcing whether he'll seek the gop's 2012 presidential nomination. by the way, we're just learning now that while all the rest of the republican contenders will be in ames iowa for the straw poll, rick perry's going to be in new hampshire. msnbc political am nis karen finny is a former democratic na
service members in afghanistan. with us, "hardball's" chris matthews, cnbc's ron insana and william co-when. plus congressional black caucus chairman and his group's plan to get african-americans back to work. we'll see you in 15 minutes right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> for texas govern rick perry the road to the republican nomination could be paved with prayer. >> you call us to repent lord and this day is our response. for thien is the kingdom...
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because of the last time we walked away from afghanistan. we have to be very cautious not to let that happen again. our objective has to be to get to the point where the afghans can depend their own sovereign territory. guarantee it is not again used as a safe haven against the united states or other nations. you have a lot of other equities in that part of the world. you have pakistan and pakistan's nuclear situation. we recently had the man who ran the black market operation for nuclear weapons out of pakistan, claiming that the north koreans were paying the pakistanis for nuclear weapons technology. it is a dangerous part of the world. we have a lot of friends. we have a lot of enemies and adversaries as well. we should not turn our back. we have to stay actively involve. we have to help those who want to help us. and help defend them. and we need to operate in such a way that it didn't again become safe haven for terrorist to do another 9/11. >> sean: vice president cheney talks about the harrowing five week stay in the icu. and whether
because of the last time we walked away from afghanistan. we have to be very cautious not to let that happen again. our objective has to be to get to the point where the afghans can depend their own sovereign territory. guarantee it is not again used as a safe haven against the united states or other nations. you have a lot of other equities in that part of the world. you have pakistan and pakistan's nuclear situation. we recently had the man who ran the black market operation for nuclear...
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think of the original afghanistan versus soviet union. we did not go in there and we did not fight we gave them weapons, we gave them support and the afghanistan pushed the soviet union out. i think we need to support the side of "right," which is the rebels, and at the end of the day, we have to be standing on the side lines giving support not in the war. >>neil: and now switching gears, your company is well-known and i don't know how many of your prayings are -- operations are in japan but it could be shaky there and as far as chip making plants, are you worried there could have been a short-lived sort of a regrouping. >>guest: i am very worried. i was on your show a bunch of years ago and a there was the asian melts down and my opinion was, well, we did not do a lot of business with those countries i don't think it will matter. what i found out, i learned something then, the world is completely interconnected and when things go wrong, they spread across borders so in japan, a quick example of the semi-conductor company of mine. in orde
think of the original afghanistan versus soviet union. we did not go in there and we did not fight we gave them weapons, we gave them support and the afghanistan pushed the soviet union out. i think we need to support the side of "right," which is the rebels, and at the end of the day, we have to be standing on the side lines giving support not in the war. >>neil: and now switching gears, your company is well-known and i don't know how many of your prayings are -- operations are...
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forces from afghanistan. >> kate amara sat down with president barack obama today. she joins us with more. >> the economy did dominate our conversation, but we also touched on news breaking overseas that five american soldiers were killed when a rocket hit a base in baghdad. >> we had a heartbreaking loss in iraq. >> we sat down with president obama shortly after it is meeting with his national security team and ask whether today's developments might mean a steeper drawdown of troops. >> currently, we are slated to have all of our troops out of iraq by the end of this year. with respect to afghanistan, i will be making an announcement soon. >> but it was here at home, specifically the latest economic news, that dominated the conversation. the president pointed to good news about the auto industry as a good sign for the manufacturing sector. >> if you are an autoworker in kansas city, cincinnati, louisville, you can feel confident that american manufacturing will come back. even though this month additions were not as high as we would like, we would like -- if you lo
forces from afghanistan. >> kate amara sat down with president barack obama today. she joins us with more. >> the economy did dominate our conversation, but we also touched on news breaking overseas that five american soldiers were killed when a rocket hit a base in baghdad. >> we had a heartbreaking loss in iraq. >> we sat down with president obama shortly after it is meeting with his national security team and ask whether today's developments might mean a steeper...
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this is not a war all over afghanistan. the southern part kandahar where mullah omar, weighs a taliban leader. >> greta: he's still a taliban leader. >> he's in pakistan. you don't do business with him. the mid level taliban who do this for the money, they can be turned around. we did the same in iraq. how did you win iraq? you took the irreconcileables off the battlefield. the next thing you had a functioning army in iraq. >> greta: under your description we squeeze the taliban into pakistan? is that what we did? is that where they are? they are not gone. >> no, they are in strategic retreat. the average age of atal ban commander is 25 it used to be 35. -- young people are beginning to join the afghan army. they are weakened. they go to pakistan we are hitting them there with the drone attacks. general petraeus' plan is build the security forces. we have 2305,000 forces available to defend -- we have 305,000 force available to defend afghanistan. my goal is to get our troops home so they never have to go back. you tell the
this is not a war all over afghanistan. the southern part kandahar where mullah omar, weighs a taliban leader. >> greta: he's still a taliban leader. >> he's in pakistan. you don't do business with him. the mid level taliban who do this for the money, they can be turned around. we did the same in iraq. how did you win iraq? you took the irreconcileables off the battlefield. the next thing you had a functioning army in iraq. >> greta: under your description we squeeze the...
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afghanistan basically doesn't. so -- they do have some natural resources. >> by the way, you know who is taking out all those? china. while we're fighting, china is taking it out. so we're fighting. and china is taking all those mineral reserves and i mean how stupid are we? so afghanistan is different. but we have a problem with pakistan. but afghanistan, get out. we have to rebuild our country. we're rebuilding. you go to afghanistan. there is a school. it gets blown up. we rebuild it. we build a road to the school. they both get blown up. we rebuild. in the meantime, if you want to build a school in brooklyn or iowa or california, you can't build them. is there something wrong? >> yeah, i know you write about that eloquently in the book. you also write, and i've written about this as well, i don't know if you did it first or if i did it first, a trillion -- $1 billion, that's what the u.s. spent to liberate libya. $1 billion. >> much more than that, but that's okay. >> that's the official number. >> they say tha
afghanistan basically doesn't. so -- they do have some natural resources. >> by the way, you know who is taking out all those? china. while we're fighting, china is taking it out. so we're fighting. and china is taking all those mineral reserves and i mean how stupid are we? so afghanistan is different. but we have a problem with pakistan. but afghanistan, get out. we have to rebuild our country. we're rebuilding. you go to afghanistan. there is a school. it gets blown up. we rebuild it....
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you saw the press release of al-qaeda or the taliban said in afghanistan. they said the western media and western governments have dismissed this as free speech. instead of condemning terry jones after the fact. -- >> sean: who? you just heard general petraeus condemn it. who do you want to condemn it? >> key word here sean with your selective hearing is condemning it after the fact this happened march 20th. >> sean: who? who? >> condemn the hatred against -- let me finish. let me explain myself so i could have a word in. >> sean: we don't have a lot of time. >> if we would have condemned it way beforehand this would have nipped the violence. i think the people there are violently reacting -- >> sean: people did condemn it. why do people react in anger? >> their anger is because they are under a 10 year occupies. they've seen tens of thousands of their own people getting killed. >> you are justifying it. [ talking over each other ] >> there's a continuum of radicalization. this is one end point of an ideology of political islam that feeds into this type of
you saw the press release of al-qaeda or the taliban said in afghanistan. they said the western media and western governments have dismissed this as free speech. instead of condemning terry jones after the fact. -- >> sean: who? you just heard general petraeus condemn it. who do you want to condemn it? >> key word here sean with your selective hearing is condemning it after the fact this happened march 20th. >> sean: who? who? >> condemn the hatred against -- let me...
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some assaults are said to have taken place in the combat zone of iraq and afghanistan. robert gates and his predecessor are named in the lawsuit. it asks that outside agencies investigate these crimes inside the military. >> and a italian judge ordered silvio berlusconi on charges that he paid for sex with a 70- year-old girl. this is the first time he has been tried for personal conduct. the 74-year-old denies paying the underage girl four set -- for sex. three female judges will hear the case on april 6th. the parent of a convicted killer, and and knox, have accused the italian police of libeling her daughter. the father alleged police physically and verbally abused daughter while investigating a 2007 death. police deny the allegations. the murder -- he is now trying to get a conviction appeal. >> we will get a check on today's stock -- today's top story including a groundbreaking partnership in maryland. >> the report is out on the anthrax attacks that killed five people. it shows there may be reason to question the original findings. >> when you think of bernie tyle
some assaults are said to have taken place in the combat zone of iraq and afghanistan. robert gates and his predecessor are named in the lawsuit. it asks that outside agencies investigate these crimes inside the military. >> and a italian judge ordered silvio berlusconi on charges that he paid for sex with a 70- year-old girl. this is the first time he has been tried for personal conduct. the 74-year-old denies paying the underage girl four set -- for sex. three female judges will hear...
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one of his focus is kinding down the war in afghanistan. admiral mike mullen steps down as the president's top military advisor and told lester holt progress is being made. >> we've made progress in afghanistan. significant security progress in particular. i think we'll continue to do so this year. i think we'll have a much better site picture on where to go in afghanistan and in the region towards the end of this year. >> nbc's kristen welker is live outside of the white house. we expect to see the president in the rose garden about an hour. what do we know about who general dempsey is? >> general dempsey is a 59-year-old west point graduate. he has nearly four decades of service under his belt, certainly very strong candidate. but he's only been the army chief for about six weeks so i think a lot of people were expecting the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff james cartwright to be nominated. however there were some questions over his personal management sometime so they decided to go with general dempsey. he's served two command
one of his focus is kinding down the war in afghanistan. admiral mike mullen steps down as the president's top military advisor and told lester holt progress is being made. >> we've made progress in afghanistan. significant security progress in particular. i think we'll continue to do so this year. i think we'll have a much better site picture on where to go in afghanistan and in the region towards the end of this year. >> nbc's kristen welker is live outside of the white house. we...
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barely people in afghanistan knew about it before that. karzai said something about it and it didn't help matters but these people could be inflamed by an event so trivialian and minor is very, very distressing. you've got a guy who is trying to win a war and having to deal with this stuff. it's utterly dismaying. >> there is no such thing as trivial in the age of the internet. the internet makes everything the same. no proportion. it levels everything. something we consider to be incon consequencial, i think this guy has two dozen adherence. this pastor. it's something we wouldn't pay attention to. but on the internet it seems like there is a major american religious leader burning the quran. >> the in the is what got this going? or does this come -- the internet got this going? or does this come out of karzai. >> karzai condemned it. >> but, you know, bill, i mean when we talk about how benited the reaction is, some of the reports out of afghanistan you're saying the taliban is purposely using this, knows it will inflame'm and trying to
barely people in afghanistan knew about it before that. karzai said something about it and it didn't help matters but these people could be inflamed by an event so trivialian and minor is very, very distressing. you've got a guy who is trying to win a war and having to deal with this stuff. it's utterly dismaying. >> there is no such thing as trivial in the age of the internet. the internet makes everything the same. no proportion. it levels everything. something we consider to be incon...
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spends more than $20 billion a year for air conditioning in iraq and afghanistan. no one argues our forces don't need it, but many say it does illustrate money spent in ways many tax payers never think of. and so, tonight, jim avila tonight on the angry mayors across this country, who say it's time to spend that money on rebuilding here at home. >> reporter: the elizabeth, new jersey, version of the bridge to nowhere. a monument, says mayor chris bollwage, to the billions of war dollars, spent over there this year and not spent here. you've seen a direct effect on your city? >> we can't get money for this bridge, it's impossible. i don't know what other city in world would want a bridge standing straight up like that and not having people able to get to their jobs. >> reporter: but u.s. tax payers are paying to build roads and bridges and create jobs as part of the effort to defeat the taliban in afghanistan. real money. in fact, $120 billion americans will spend in afghanistan this year alone would fund the construction of 90 golden gate bridges. >> please raise y
spends more than $20 billion a year for air conditioning in iraq and afghanistan. no one argues our forces don't need it, but many say it does illustrate money spent in ways many tax payers never think of. and so, tonight, jim avila tonight on the angry mayors across this country, who say it's time to spend that money on rebuilding here at home. >> reporter: the elizabeth, new jersey, version of the bridge to nowhere. a monument, says mayor chris bollwage, to the billions of war dollars,...
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(laughter) >> stephen: but first, afghanistan. last night the president addressed the nation from the east room of the white house, or as it's been officially renamed,the i killed bin laden room. (laughter) >> stephen: personally i thought it was in poor taste for them to put up the championship banner. (laughter) >> stephen: anyway, you've all heard the headlines. he has ordered a withdrawal from afghanistan which means obama's a coward for leaving. or for not leaving sooner. i forget which. (laughter) >> stephen: but the real shocker, folks, was where he is wasting our blood and treasure next. >> america, it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >> stephen: what? (laughter) >> stephen: we tried nation building in afghanistan. it took us ten years to get out. do we really want to get sucked into another quagmire? (laughter) >> stephen: i mean think of the challenges. if the country was crumbling infrastructure, it barely functioning democracy, large areas completely beyond the government's control, and with a populati
(laughter) >> stephen: but first, afghanistan. last night the president addressed the nation from the east room of the white house, or as it's been officially renamed,the i killed bin laden room. (laughter) >> stephen: personally i thought it was in poor taste for them to put up the championship banner. (laughter) >> stephen: anyway, you've all heard the headlines. he has ordered a withdrawal from afghanistan which means obama's a coward for leaving. or for not leaving sooner....
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unfortunately, we can't just dump afghanistan in the ocean. [laughter] but there is a quick way out of this war, and it's the subject of tonight's word: the defining moment. [cheers and applause] congress isn't angry about just afghanistan, they're also upset about libya. >> there is growing bipartisan frustration in washington this morning over the president's handling of military action in libya and his decision not to seek authorization from congress under the war powers resolution. you have many members of congress, we're talking republicans, we're talking speaker john boehner, but also talking a lot of liberal democrats, telling president obama that they think he should be seeking congressional authorization. >> stephen: at issue here is the 1973 war powers resolution, which, like many things from the seventies, is totally irrelevant but refuses to go away. [laughter] you see, back then, liberals were upset because president nixon was secretly bombing cambodia -- and he didn't tell congress. hey, the guy was busy. [laughter] so congress p
unfortunately, we can't just dump afghanistan in the ocean. [laughter] but there is a quick way out of this war, and it's the subject of tonight's word: the defining moment. [cheers and applause] congress isn't angry about just afghanistan, they're also upset about libya. >> there is growing bipartisan frustration in washington this morning over the president's handling of military action in libya and his decision not to seek authorization from congress under the war powers resolution....
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. >>> up next, getting out of afghanistan. what's risyer? getting out too quickly or staying too long? we'll talk to the president of the council on foreign regs relations. >>> plus, they're rioting in athens, can the greek debt crisis spread to america. send me your thoughts on send me your thoughts on twitter. take tyl arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. >>> president obama's announcement that he's going to withdraw 33,000 troops from afghanistan next summer has come under attacks from all sides. those that think it's too much, too soon. others who want the bulk of the soldiers out right away that it's so slow. we have the president of the council of foreign relations. good to see you. >> good to be back. >> let's talk about the draw down from afghanistan. you say that the draw down is unnecessarily slow. question about that. the timing of it. why unnecessarily slow? why isn't is military correct, bob gates and others who in fact believe that it's too quick? >> the
. >>> up next, getting out of afghanistan. what's risyer? getting out too quickly or staying too long? we'll talk to the president of the council on foreign regs relations. >>> plus, they're rioting in athens, can the greek debt crisis spread to america. send me your thoughts on send me your thoughts on twitter. take tyl arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. >>> president obama's announcement...
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the agreement between pakistan and nato is for nato troops to stay on afghanistan's soil. but in this case, according to pakistani officials that didn't happen. the nato air strikes hitting targets on pakistani soil and pakistani government officials not happy. the prime minister issuing a blistering condemnation saying he plans to protest this incident with u.s. and nato officials. here's what pakistan's top military spokesperson had to say about the incident. >> there's a great resentment. in the past these kind of incidents happen and the excuse was given that it was by mistake or it was confusion because somehow there was a case because of the militants crossing over. but the fact is that we got together and exact locations. we exchanged and said these are the border force being manned by pakistani soldiers. >> reporter: prime minister calling an emergency meeting on saturday night with military and government leaders trying to formulate a response to this incident. pakistan shut down the two nato supply routes. that means roughly 40% of natu e supplies are parked here
the agreement between pakistan and nato is for nato troops to stay on afghanistan's soil. but in this case, according to pakistani officials that didn't happen. the nato air strikes hitting targets on pakistani soil and pakistani government officials not happy. the prime minister issuing a blistering condemnation saying he plans to protest this incident with u.s. and nato officials. here's what pakistan's top military spokesperson had to say about the incident. >> there's a great...
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she earned straight a's while deployed in afghanistan. soer is informing war zone and doing what she needed to do as a soldier she managed to get that 4.0gpa. she says her 2-year-old son inspired her to go back to school and she is glad she did because having something else to do while overseas helped keep her mind off things at home. >> it just seemed a little more difficult this time because i was the one who was gone and i was worrying about him and my son every day. and school was a great distractor from everything that was going on in the states. so, it was easy to stay focused on school because it is what took me away from the danger of afghanistan and took my mind away from what's going on at home. >> reporter: now the staff sergeant used skype to take her exams and had to juggle her online classs in a time zone almost nine hours ahead. linda so, abc2 news. >> three minutes after five. opponents of the so-called dream act say they do have enough signatures to continue the push to try to overturn it. the dream act was passed by the
she earned straight a's while deployed in afghanistan. soer is informing war zone and doing what she needed to do as a soldier she managed to get that 4.0gpa. she says her 2-year-old son inspired her to go back to school and she is glad she did because having something else to do while overseas helped keep her mind off things at home. >> it just seemed a little more difficult this time because i was the one who was gone and i was worrying about him and my son every day. and school was a...
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the air force troops were part of a special operations air traffic control unit on the ground in afghanistan, so in all 30 u.s. service member, but another eight service members who are afghans, and special forces who were in the same attack on that helicopter, in the attack and then killed along with their american colleagues and because of the crash being so horrific, they were unable to separate all of the remains, and so as a result, they are bringing back all 30 men, americans and afghans here to dover air force base and they will conduct what the military calls a dignified transfer service here in private, here on the base, and family members are invited to attend, and we do know that admiral mike mullen the chairman of the joint chiefs will be here as well as leon panetta, the secretary of defense, and then the very difficult task will be for the mortuary services people here at dover to begin the difficult work of trying to separate out and identifying the remains of all 38 men, and then eventually sending the eight afghans back to afghanistan. this is a horrific series of circumstan
the air force troops were part of a special operations air traffic control unit on the ground in afghanistan, so in all 30 u.s. service member, but another eight service members who are afghans, and special forces who were in the same attack on that helicopter, in the attack and then killed along with their american colleagues and because of the crash being so horrific, they were unable to separate all of the remains, and so as a result, they are bringing back all 30 men, americans and afghans...
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is committed to stay in afghanistan for at least three and a half more years. a war that despite tonight's speech will continue to weigh on the commander in chief. for "nightline," i'm martha raddatz in washington. >> president obama's drawdown in afghanistan. thanks to martha for that. >>> just ahead, a verdict in the case of a self-help author, accused of manslaughter in the deaths of three people in an arizona sweat lodge ceremony that was supposed to purify them. i was driving in northern california. my son was asleep. i really didn't see it coming. i didn't realize i was drifting into the other lane. [ kim ] i was literally fafaling asleep at the wheel. it got my attention, telling me that i wasn't paying attention. i had no idea the guy in front of me had stopped short. but my car did. -my car did. -thankfully, my mercedes did. [ male announcer ] a world you can't predict... demands a car you can trust. the e-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. so i took my heaeaburn pill and som
is committed to stay in afghanistan for at least three and a half more years. a war that despite tonight's speech will continue to weigh on the commander in chief. for "nightline," i'm martha raddatz in washington. >> president obama's drawdown in afghanistan. thanks to martha for that. >>> just ahead, a verdict in the case of a self-help author, accused of manslaughter in the deaths of three people in an arizona sweat lodge ceremony that was supposed to purify them. i...
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base in eastern afghanistan. this latest attack happened at the secure former hotel in kabul, a u.s. compound said to house a major c.i.a. command pose. and now, the news in washington. what do we know about the victims and the shooter? >>reporter: the u.s. foil confirms to fox he works for the u.s. embassy in kabul and was behind the shooting that killed an american and injured a second men. separately while follow has confirmed a c.i.a. employee was killed the state department spokesman would not comment on the individual's employer after it was first reported by the a.p. >> the report determined it was a c.i.a. employee in kabul. >> i am not in a position to confirm where he worked, for woman he worked, i don't have that information. >> the an amendment -- annex houses the c.i.a. and other agencies and they are focusing if the c.i.a. or the government was the target. because it was an american citizen, fox news was told the fbi in kabul is ling the investigation but there is no doubt that it was a shooting by
base in eastern afghanistan. this latest attack happened at the secure former hotel in kabul, a u.s. compound said to house a major c.i.a. command pose. and now, the news in washington. what do we know about the victims and the shooter? >>reporter: the u.s. foil confirms to fox he works for the u.s. embassy in kabul and was behind the shooting that killed an american and injured a second men. separately while follow has confirmed a c.i.a. employee was killed the state department spokesman...
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what's the reaction in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, that's a very interesting question, contessa, when you look at the fact that admiral mullen was here his 15th trip to afghanistan. he thought he was going to get questions on the strategy of afghanistan. how the troop withdrawals will come about. but his big question by the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in afghanistan was will with get paid? his answer was very honest when he said i don't know. these are men and women who come to afghanistan who are here serving their country and right now worrying about whether they'll receive a paycheck on that list worrying about bombs, these men and women are obviously not very happy. you just mentioned the senate talking about a five-week recess. i bet you many of these men and women -- u.s. men and women here in afghanistan wish that they could have that. wish they could go to their families. instead they're in a war zone. on top of all the worries that they had before, now they're worrying about whether it's going to
what's the reaction in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, that's a very interesting question, contessa, when you look at the fact that admiral mullen was here his 15th trip to afghanistan. he thought he was going to get questions on the strategy of afghanistan. how the troop withdrawals will come about. but his big question by the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in afghanistan was will with get paid? his answer was very honest when he said i don't know. these are men and women who come...
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is our mission done in afghanistan? >> no. no. >> why not? you have to folk ds sh. >> our mission is not done in -- our mission in afghanistan was not just to capture and bring bin laden to justice, although that was a big part of it, and i commend president bush and particularly president obama for having carried it out. i thought that was one of the high points of his presidency for which he will always get credit historically, whether he wins or loses re-election. it's a gutsy decision and the president carried it out 100%. but our mission in afghanistan is to basically end al qaeda and get the taliban under control so it doesn't go back to what it was in the past and to create a stability there so they don't threaten us in the future. so that doesn't become again the breeding ground for a tax on america the way it was in 2001. we're not there yet. afghanistan is a state of chaos and confusion, not in a state where we can honestly say in good conscience that we've put it in a situation where we don't need to be there in order to protect ou
is our mission done in afghanistan? >> no. no. >> why not? you have to folk ds sh. >> our mission is not done in -- our mission in afghanistan was not just to capture and bring bin laden to justice, although that was a big part of it, and i commend president bush and particularly president obama for having carried it out. i thought that was one of the high points of his presidency for which he will always get credit historically, whether he wins or loses re-election. it's a...
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workers or anyone else, including their fellow loved ones on the ground in afghanistan. so, it is a bad situation, and, i don't think it should distract us from the fact we have made actually a ton of progress there. >> chris: final thought. >> it is clearly a situation where you have to hold the people responsible to are engaging in the kind of crazy response and killing each other. it is terrible. now, jones, i think, you know, i think he's despicable in terms of disregard for american life, but all life and he acts as if he can have the demonstration and it will not have impact. i'm sorry, sir it does, hurts people and the u.s. government and hurts world peace. i don't understand why -- what is in his brain except for getting publicity. >> chris: the moment of truth for the government shut down, our panel handicaps, will either side blink? capital one has asked yours truly to talk about the venture card "match my miles" challenge. they're so confident their miles are better, they'll match the miles you've eard on your airline credit card -- up to 100,000 -- on a new v
workers or anyone else, including their fellow loved ones on the ground in afghanistan. so, it is a bad situation, and, i don't think it should distract us from the fact we have made actually a ton of progress there. >> chris: final thought. >> it is clearly a situation where you have to hold the people responsible to are engaging in the kind of crazy response and killing each other. it is terrible. now, jones, i think, you know, i think he's despicable in terms of disregard for...
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we need to finish our mission in iraq and afghanistan. you better believe i want our kids home as soon as we can and safe but to give that signal that we are going to pull them out is really bad public policy. but more importantly, it is putting our kids lives in jeopardy. >> in both iraq and afghanistan the president says there have got to be limits to how long we spend building the other nations when there are so many problems here at home. >> well, having the conversation with your generals. when you think about what this president has done. he fired one general because he didn't like what he said about it. he didn't listen to other generals on other issues purchase from my perspectives he lost his standings from the standpoint of being a commander in chief. he is making mistakes that are putting our kids that are in theater and i think future issues dealing with whether it is in the middle east or whether it is in the south china sea with our allies putting all of that in jeopardy because of this unwavering or i should say this waiver
we need to finish our mission in iraq and afghanistan. you better believe i want our kids home as soon as we can and safe but to give that signal that we are going to pull them out is really bad public policy. but more importantly, it is putting our kids lives in jeopardy. >> in both iraq and afghanistan the president says there have got to be limits to how long we spend building the other nations when there are so many problems here at home. >> well, having the conversation with...
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to disengage. >> dave, go ahead. >> what is the impact of the united states drawing down in afghanistan? i'm talking about police actions and espionage, which we can pursue anyway. what is the impact of us drawing down troops? we're not going to draw down to zero, but how are we helping when we have a larger presence in afghanistan? >> it's very easy to see how the u.s. could maintain a special operations force, maintain the intelligence assets to ensure if you don't have another rise of al qaeda-type elements, again to sort of contain the jihadist threats. overall the pakistanis have the -- the pakistanis don't have the luxury of leaving this region, the united states does, and i think that's a very hard discussion, that the united states is having with pakistan right now, something that pakistan is coming to terms with, slowly but surely. >> go ahead, mark. >> i'm curious of your assessment in syria. if he survives, what does that mean for us? >> i don't think that al assad is at a break point. certainly the regime is stressed, but we have not seen the core pillars of that the they ha
to disengage. >> dave, go ahead. >> what is the impact of the united states drawing down in afghanistan? i'm talking about police actions and espionage, which we can pursue anyway. what is the impact of us drawing down troops? we're not going to draw down to zero, but how are we helping when we have a larger presence in afghanistan? >> it's very easy to see how the u.s. could maintain a special operations force, maintain the intelligence assets to ensure if you don't have...
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as far as afghanistan is concerned. you heard a good debate from colnet hunt and mark, i fall on the side of petraeus. i think the guy is a tactical genius and if he told me keep them in another year and we'll have a good story to tell. i would keep them in another year. would i be wrong? >> i am on the side of david petraeus. he's an outstanding leader and done a great job in iraq and afghanistan. the president looks at a broader and deeper picture. the reason we went there in the first place was not to defeat the taliban or build a nation in afghanistan. it was to go after al-qaida and we dealt them a bloww. now al-qaida in yemen and other places. i think we have to be very much aware of our power and deploy it to meet the threat in the most appropriate way. i think we have to leave afghanistan in a responsible way. it seemed like the president fulfilled his obligations as commander-in-chief. >> here's the hole in the agreement. president bush said clearly to them. you have to take action against al-qaida. you have to
as far as afghanistan is concerned. you heard a good debate from colnet hunt and mark, i fall on the side of petraeus. i think the guy is a tactical genius and if he told me keep them in another year and we'll have a good story to tell. i would keep them in another year. would i be wrong? >> i am on the side of david petraeus. he's an outstanding leader and done a great job in iraq and afghanistan. the president looks at a broader and deeper picture. the reason we went there in the first...
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and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the population and clear and hold those areas and the level of violence starts to go down. >> one of the keys to success, building host nation security forces. >> the united states has provided the funding for an additional 100,000 afghan national security forces. >> checking on his gun team. checking the sectors to make sure no one is below his gun. >> how are they doing so far? >> so far, so good. >> we are providing them the they need. we are seeing the output being a much more capable and effective force out there now. >> lt. general caldwell commands the training mission in afghanistan. >> we want to set conditions for us to go hom
and coalition forces in afghanistan. >> that surge of allied and coalition forces working here in afghanistan? >> what is accurate to say is that there is progress in certain locations. in quite a number of locations, we've had those forces for a sufficient amount of time. >> the military's counter insurgency manual, authored by general petraeus and general amos provides strategy and tactics to win this kind of war. >> at a certain point you are able to secure the...